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GENERAL
Nickname: Wildcats
Colors: Black/Gold
Coach: Paul Ellis
League: 6A Region 8 (moving from 6A Region 7)
Playoff Division: 6A
Playoff Division Rank: #32

COLLEGE PROSPECT LOST TO GRADUATION
Evan McPherson 6'0" 165 Senior K

RATINGS
2017 Final Power Rating: 13.1
2017 National Rank: #4040
2017 State Rank: #94
D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -0.6
Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment: -0.7
2018 Starting Power Rating: -3.7
2018 National Rank: #4240
2018 State Rank: #94
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.5
Dynasty National Rank: #3112
2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 25.2
Dynasty Record: 115-53 (74-27 in league)

HISTORICAL
2017 Overall Record: 6-5
2017 League Record/Finish: 3-3 (4th)
2017 Points For Average: 22.3
2017 Points Against Average: 18.1
2017 Differential: +4.2
2017 Wins: #4314 Pell City (19-14), #5544 Southside (Gadsden) (28-14), #6521 Chattooga (Summerville, GA) (30-28), #7386 Brewer [Albert P.] (Somerville) (39-14), #7628 Anniston (20-7), #8237 Scottsboro (34-14)
2017 Losses: #610 Oxford (17-7), #1304 Homewood (28-21), #3117 Etowah (Attalla) (27-24), #3224 Cullman (20-16), #5609 Albertville (16-7)
2017 Opponents W-L: 71-51
Recent League Championships: 2015 (6A Region 7), 2012 (5A Region 7), 2011 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 7), 2010 (5A Region 7), 2009 (tied for 1st; 5A Region 7), 2007 (5A Region 7), 2006 (5A Region 7)
Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2018 Schedule: 8/24 at Pell City, 8/31 at Scottsboro, 9/7 Albertville, 9/14 at Jemison (Huntsville), 9/28 Etowah (Attalla), 10/5 Lee (Huntsville), 10/12 Buckhorn (New Market), 10/19 at Hazel Green, 10/26 Cullman, 11/2 at Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham)
Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Etowah (Attalla) (16.6), Carver [George Washington] (Birmingham) (6.8), Albertville (-5.4)
Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Scottsboro (-15.1), Hazel Green (-15), Pell City (-12.4)
2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 13.7 (17.4 overall)
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -5.5
2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.2
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #93
2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #3810
2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 6-4
2018 Projected League Finish: 1st
2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%



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